Carl Bradshaw OD is a Jamaican actor and film producer who has been described as "Jamaica's most renowned actor" and "arguably Jamaica's premier actor".

Career

Carl Bradshaw grew up in the

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ghetto of Standpipe, and was educated at Excelsior High School. He was a keen actor and athlete as a teenager and his talent won him a scholarship at the

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. He received a master's degree in Physical Science. Bradshaw represented Jamaica in the 400m in 1968.Johnson, Richard (2012)
Actor represented Jamaica in track and field
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'', 27 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013 He also competed in the 400m hurdles. He went on to take up the role of Head of Physical Education at Excelsior High School, where he was working when he was cast as Jose, one of the lead roles in

Perry Henzell Perry Henzell (7 March 1936 – 30 November 2006) was a Jamaican director. He directed the first Jamaican feature film, '' The Harder They Come'' (1972), co-written by Trevor D. Rhone and starring Jimmy Cliff. Life and career Henzell, who ...

's 1973 film ''

The Harder They Come ''The Harder They Come'' is a 1972 Jamaican crime film directed by Perry Henzell and co-written by Trevor D. Rhone, and starring Jimmy Cliff. The film is most famous for its reggae soundtrack that is said to have "brought reggae to the world". ...

'', after initially getting involved as an extra.Simpson, Dave (2012)
How we made: songwriter and actor Jimmy Cliff and actor Carl Bradshaw on The Harder They Come
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'', 20 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013 Bradshaw described how the role originated: "When I met Perry, there was no script. He asked me to make up a story for my character, so I gave him a line about some guy who'd owed me money for ages." Carl Bradshaw appears in ''

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'' as the host of Tuff Gong Radio radio station. He took the lead role of Ringo in the 1976 film '' Smile Orange'', and also had roles on '' Countryman'' and '' Dancehall Queen'', which he also co-produced while Director of Operations for Island Entertainment Jamaica.Meschino, Patricia (1997)
Dancehall Queen: The Song, The Soundtrack, The Movie
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'', 19 July 1997, p. 65. Retrieved 18 August 2013 He went on to act in most of the major Jamaican films, including '' Third World Cop'', '' One Love'', Henzell's second film ''No Place Like Home'', and the 2009 film ''

Wah Do Dem ''Wah Do Dem'' is an American independent film directed by Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner in 2009 and released in 2010. The major roles are played by Kevin Bewersdorf, Sean "Bones" Sullivan (of Brooklyn band Sam Champion), and Carl Bradshaw, who pl ...

''. He played a Jamaican mystic in the 2011 supernatural thriller ''The Skin''.Carl Bradshaw to appear at tomorrow's premiere of The Skin
, ''Antigua Observer'', 1 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2013 Bradshaw has won several awards for his acting, including the Doctor Bird Award and the Carifesta Film Festival Award of Excellence, and has been described as "Jamaica's most renowned actor" and "arguably Jamaica's premier actor". In October 2017 he was awarded the

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by the Jamaican government.Johnson, Richard (2017)
With Distinction: Arts, entertainment fraternity members honoured at King's House
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'', 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017

Films

As actor

*''

'' (1972) – Jose *'' Smile Orange'' (1976) – Ringo *'' Countryman'' (1982) – Captain Benchley *'' Club Paradise'' (1986) – Cab Driver *'' The Mighty Quinn'' (1989) – Cocodick *''Goldeneye'' (1989) – Magistrate *''The Lunatic'' (1991) – Service *''Kla$h'' (1995) – Walker *'' Dancehall Queen'' (1997) – Police Officer #1 (also producer) *'' Third World Cop'' (1999) – One Hand (also associate producer) *''

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'' (2002) – Ramon *'' One Love'' (2003) – Obeah Man *''Runt'' (2005) – The Real Henry Davis (also associate producer) *' (2005) – Shervin *'' No Place Like Home'' (2006) – Carl *''

'' (2009) – Mystic Man *''Better Mus' Come'' (2010) – Rasta Elder 1 *'' King of the Dancehall'' (2016) – The Farmer

Television

*'' Runaway Bay'' (1992–1993) – Inspector Grant

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradshaw, Carl Jamaican film producers Living people People from Kingston, Jamaica 20th-century Jamaican male actors 21st-century Jamaican male actors Jamaican male film actors Jamaican male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) Jamaican male actors